The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-07-14


dersigned will sell a car-load of Illi-
noise Horses ut the Washington
House Stables, Middleburgh, Pa, on
Thursday, July 81, consisting among
others of the following choice stock
Two Chestnut Match Horses and
years old, weigh $3.50; two brown
horses, 4 and 8 years, weigh 2310, one
span OF brood mares, chestnut horse
one dapple grey stable horse, weight
1900, o years past. This horse has n
fine pedigree The balance of tho
horses are all fine stock and will rec
omend themselves to every judge Of
fine horse flesh. They will ar.
rive in Middlcburgh OH the 10th, aud
the public is cordially invited to call
and see them before the sale. Terms:
90 days with approved security.
l.. S. BUTTS.
HARVEST HOME PICNIC. Can not
the people OF Snyder county cast dull
care aside for II day and have an old
style harvest home pic mic Our far
mcrs have worked hard this summer
and were successful in gathering in
one OF the most abundant harrests in
the history of the county, nnd now
we should all have holiday. Bow
er's Grove, one mile west OF Middle
burgh would bc II splendid place, q
beautiful grove, provided with II
splendid spring aud large new GOV .
cred bridge that will protect thous
and people in ease Of rain-conven-
lent to railroad aud near good fishing
grounds. What is the sentiment Of
the people. Let us hear it, and IL
| favorable, take our word for il, the
Posi- will leave no stone uuturned to
make it success.
SHE HAD THIRTY THREE CHIL-
DRKN.-A long lank West Virginian
named Brown presented himself ut
the Pension Bureau in Washington
this week to furnish evidence in a
claim pending before the office. II
was learned upon inquiry that his
mother had borne thirty three chill
dren in all Twenty OF this number
were boys, sixteen OF whom had serv.
ed in the Union army. Two were
killed. The other fourteen survive
Each OF theiu draws pension from
the government for disabilities re
coivtd while in the service. TIL,
death of the two boys entities the
mother to Il pension also. Genera
| Black says the files of the Office fail tC
show another record where the six,
teen sons of ono father and mother
served as soldiers in the late war.
WAS llE STABBED?-George Wen
rick OF Scinsgrovo, tho man who IA
tally stabbed DIR. u. II. Wagensellc
OF Selinsgrovs several years ago, ha
got himself into serious trouble
again. On the afternoon Of th'
Fourth OF July, man by the name o
Drumheller Of near Selinsgrove juno
ton, came to Selinsgrovo in compan.
with two other mon to celebrate thu
Fourth. As is customary with some
men OH such occasions who can onl,
see tho American Eagle well through
the bottom OF n tumbler, they I'm
bibed too fre And soon found them
selves I'm an alteration among them
selves. Mr.. Wenrick hearing it, in
terfeared, and told Drumhellcr [
fight with man if he wanted {
quarrel. Drumheller retorted by call
ing him (Wenrick) "blulrer" ant
told him to mind his own business
whe re-upon Wenrick struck hii
several times, knockiI & him down. j
was soon discovered that the eYce'
sive bleeding OF Drurnheller indicate e,
something more than common
knock down, and DR.. Frank Wager
seller was called, who found II clea
cut cash under the right eyes .
inches deep. Steps were at once tak
en- for the arrest OF Wenrick but II
could not be found Finally Con
stable Gemberling found him hidin
in Reigle's Livery Stable. The ply
, sicians testified that Drnmheller'
life was in danger and Wenrick wa
sent to Jail without bail to await til
result Of the wound. Since theI
= Drumhellsr has been improving an
= is now quite out OF danger, thong
!. he will lose his eye. Wenrick de
y clares that he used no instrument
Y but the physicians swear that tin
= wound could not have been mad
by anything else than knife. Thi
: with the fact that Wenrick tried {
! escape, and his past record rs a Y
cious citizen will bear hard on hin
and will no doubt place him out {
harms way for some time to come.
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